This Day in Monitor & Area–January 18
1913–The featured occasion on the early editions of the Millrose Video games was a highway race, and the winner of this yr’s 10-mile handicap occasion was Finland’s Hannes Kolehmainen (51:25), who had gained 3 gold medals on the earlier yr’s Olympics in Stockholm (5000,10,000, Cross Nation). The race began from the 71st Regiment Armory in Manhattan, then wound its means by metropolis streets earlier than Kolehmainen returned for one go-round of the Armory’s 10-lap monitor, greeted by thunderous applause from the biggest crowd to ever attend an occasion on the facility.
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/01/19/100249509.html?pageNumber=48
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/67641
http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-lost-71st-regiment-armory-park.html
1964–17-year outdated Gerry Lindgren (Rogers,Wa) ran 8:46.0 for 2-miles behind Belgium’s Gaston Roelants (8:41.2) on the Los Angeles Inv., smashing his personal U.S. Excessive College file of 9:00.0.
The slight Lindgren (5’-5”, 118) didn’t appear to know, or no less than he didn’t care, that he was racing in opposition to a subject that included Roelants, the World File holder within the steeplechase, and veteran George Younger. He led the race by the primary mile in a really quick 4:21.2 earlier than slipping to 4th, behind Roelants, USC’s Julio Marin, and Younger.
Some observers thought that Lindgren would absolutely proceed to fade, paying the value for working so quick so early. However the precocious Lindgren, who already had set a aim of constructing the U.S. Olympic group (which he would do!), gamely hung in there and ultimately out-dueled Younger for twond place, a lot to the delight of the gang.
Lindgren’s time of 8:46.0 was additionally a file for a 17-year outdated, topping the 8:49.1 that Canada’s Bruce KIdd had run three years earlier whereas successful the 2-mile on the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus meet on the Boston Backyard. Kidd’s efficiency was greeted on the time with as a lot shock and crowd-pleasing enjoyment as was Lindgren’s.
Bob Hayes ran 6-flat (6.0) to equal the World File for 60-yards (he would tie it twice extra in 1964), and American Data had been set by John Pennell within the Pole Vault (16-4 ¼ [4.98+]) and USC’s Mahoney Samuels within the Triple Leap (52-7 [16.02+]). Samuels was truly from Jamaica, however one of the best marks achieved on U.S. soil had been acknowledged on the time as “American Data”, whatever the athlete’s nationality.
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1964/01/27/the-fastest-boy-in-the-west-challenges-a-champion
Kidd: https://vault.si.com/vault/1961/01/23/how-young-kidd-made-good
1964–Invoice McClellon, a sophomore at NY CIty’s DeWitt Clinton H.S., cleared 6-7 3/4 (2.025?) within the Excessive Leap on the Cardinal Hayes Video games on the Armory, breaking John Thomas’s 6-year outdated Nationwide H.S. file (6-7 5/8 [2/02+]).
McClellon had shocked the native monitor crowd when he cleared 6-7 (2.01) the month earlier than on the Bishop Loughlin Video games in a “novice” occasion, which was restricted to athletes who had but to win a medal in scholastic varsity competitors. McClellon went on to grow to be the primary prep in historical past to clear 7-feet (2.13) in 1965
After McClellon’s efficiency on the Loughlin Video games, I might sit within the entrance row within the Armory’s balcony, overlooking the Excessive Leap, to verify I acquired a close-up view of this rising star at lots of his subsequent meets there. My perseverance paid off as I watched McClellon, who was coached by Charlie Scher, raised the file 3 extra occasions on the Armory throughout his profession. (6-8 [2.03], 6-9 ½ [2.07], 6-10 ¼ [2.09])
1975–Dwight Stones acquired his 2nd World File in as many days, clearing 7-5 ¼ (2.27m) on the Sunkist meet in Los Angeles. On the identical meet, Francie Larrieu (Smith) set a World File within the Girls’s 1000-meters (2:40.2). “Franno” retired in 2018 after spending 20 years as the pinnacle coach at Div.III’s Southwestern College in Georgetown,Texas, whereas Stones maintains his reputation as a TV broadcaster. Each had been inducted into the Corridor of Fame in 1998.
Corridor of Fame Bios
Stones: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/dwight-stones
Larrieu-Smith: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/francine-larrieu-smith
1983--IOC restored Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals (Pentathlon & Decathlon victories) 70 years after they had been taken from him for being paid $25 in semi-pro baseball.
1985–Competing for the primary time since her dramatic fall within the 3000 on the 1984 Olympics, Mary Slaney set a World Indoor File of 5:34.52 for 2000-meters on the Sunkist meet in Los Angeles.
Sports activities Illustrated Vault:
https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/01/28/mary-mary-still-contrary
1985–The World Indoor Video games (18-19), the precursor to the IAAF World Indoor Championships, came about within the Bercy part of Paris, France. Germany’s Thomas Schönlebe set a World File of 45.60 within the Males’s 400-meters, and different winners included Diane Dixon within the Girls’s 400 (53.35), and Ukraine’s Sergey Bubka, who outdueled France’s Thierry Vigneron to win the pole vault, 18-10 ¼ (5.75m) to 18-8 ¼ (5.70m).
NBC Protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5r3X06FRxY
Medalists:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_IAAF_World_Indoor_Games
2019— The Bullis College (Potomac,Md) set a U.S. Excessive College File of three:12.53 within the Boys 4×400 on the Virginia Showcase in Lynchburg,Virginia. The group got here again the subsequent day to set the present Nationwide better of 1:25.60 within the 4×200. The college lowered the 4×400 file to three:11.87 in 2024.
Lineups
4×200-Ashton Allen, Austin Allen, Andre Turay, Ryan Willie
4×400- Andre Turay 49.4, Ryan Willie 48.5, Jay Pendarvis 48.0, Ashton Allen 46.6
Important Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Vashti Cunningham 27 (1998) Had an important senior yr at Bishop Gorman H.S. in Las Vegas in 2016. Gained the U.S. Indoor
title within the Excessive Leap in Portland with an Indoor prep file of 6-6 ¼ (1.99) (additionally a World Junior Indoor File).
Returning to Portland per week later, she gained the World Indoor title with a clearance of 6-5 (1.95) (Turned professional quickly
after). Went on to make the U.S. Olympic group with a 2nd-place end on the Trials. Made the ultimate in Rio, however
completed 13th after clearing solely 6-2(1.88).
Has now represented the U.S. on the final 7 world out of doors championships
2016 OG (13th)
2017 WC (10th)
2019 WC (bronze medalist)
2021 OG (6th)
2022 WC (qualifying spherical)
2023 WC (11th)
2024 OG (5th)
Was additionally the silver medalist on the 2018 World Indoor Championships (gold in 2016)
6-time U.S. Champion (2017-2019,2021-O.T., 2022, 2023); 8-time U.S. Indoor Champion (2016-2020, 2022-
2024);
PB: 6-7 ½ (2.02/2021/#4 All-Time U.S.); 6-6 3/4i (2.00/2021-2023/=#3 A-T U.S.); 2023 SB: 6-6 3/4i (2.00)
Set the U.S. Excessive College Outside File of 6-5 (1.96) in 2015; Set the U.S. Junior Outside File of 6-5 ½ (1.97)
in 2016
2015 U.S. and Pan American Junior champion.
Ranked #7 on this planet in 2023, #6 in 2021, #4 in 2019, #5 in 2017 & 2018, #7-2016); #1 American: 2017-2019,
2021-2023)
Coached by her father, former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, who was a 6-10 jumper in highschool
Older brother Randall gained the 2016 NCAA Excessive Leap title(USC)…additionally gained the 2018 NCAA Indoor title, however suffered
breaks in his tibia and femur on his first try at 7-7 ¼.
(2015) https://www.worldathletics.org/information/characteristic/vashti-cunningham-usa-high-jump
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vashti_Cunningham
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132053 (Via 2023)
Put up-’24 Trials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmv9LRf45zA
Courtney Frerichs 32 (1993) Silver medalist within the Steeplechase on the Tokyo Olympics
Improved her personal American File to eight:57.77 on the 2021 Pre Traditional (1st American beneath 9-minutes)
Offered one of many greatest surprises of the 2017 World Championships by successful the silver
medal behind gold medalist Emma Coburn! 6th on the 2019 and 2022 World Championships
Fell in her warmth on the 2023 U.S. Championships. Nonetheless certified for the ultimate, however didn’t go to the beginning line. Had nonetheless
been recovering from ankle surgical procedure in December, 2022. Solely raced as soon as in 2024—15:01.06i/Feb.9
Put up-Race Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3J4CM_x5CSI
2016 NCAA Champion—Steeplechase (New Mexico);
2016 U.S. Olympian (11th in Rio);
Ranked #2 on this planet in 2021, #10-2019, 2018-#6, 2017-#7)
High finisher (4th) on New Mexico’s NCAA Championships X-Nation group in 2015
Introduced in January, 2024, that she was leaving the Bowerman Monitor Membership after spending the final 7
years with the group. Now coaching in North Carolina with coaches Alistair and Amy Cragg.
PBs: 2:06.33 (’20), 4:07.39 (’20), 4:35.01 (’23), 8:47.90 (’20), 14:50.06 (’20), 31:23.13 (’20),
8:57.77 (2021/#10 All-Time World)
2017 WC: Shocked! Photographs Video(Highlights) Full Race
Q&A (Jan. 2024): https://fastwomen.substack.com/p/fast-women-q-and-a-with-courtney?subscribe_prompt=free
Tokyo(contains race highlights)
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132023
’21 OG Report: http://www.olympedia.org/outcomes/19000767
Put up-Surgical procedure: https://www.instagram.com/courtneyfrerichs/p/C0hs3vPPIsC/?img_index=1
Mary Keitany—Kenya
